Improvement in journal-box linings



S. GWYNN.

Journal Box L inings.

Patented May 6,18

N519 PROCESS.)

AM. PHOTU'Z I THDGIMPH/C C0. N. 0550/ UNITED STATES? STUART GWYNN, ornew YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERIG METALINE COMPANY, or SAME rLAcE.

IMPROVEMENT IN JOURNAL-BOX LININGS.

January 29, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STUART GWYNN, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new manufacture, the same being an Improved Liningfor Journal-Boxes and other rubbing surfaces, of which the following isa specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing formingpart of the same.

011 the 12th day of April, 1870, certain Letters Patent of the UnitedStates were issued to me numbered from 101,862 to 101,869, in-

clusive, -for certain compositions of matter denominated metaline, andfor the process or method of making the same, as also the offices itperforms, to which reference is made.

The invention herein intended to be described and claimed relates to aspecial mode of applying the said several kinds of metaline, or any ofthem, or their equivalent, to practical use; and consists in acombination of metaline with the material, in the manner and for thepurposes particularly described.

Figure l is a vertical sectional view of my invention, showing the firststage of its fabrication. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same after thesame has been subjected to pressure, and thus completed and renderedready'for use.

In fabricating my invention, I first take a strip or sheet of cloth ofany suitable woven, knit, or felted fabric, of either vegetable oranimal fiber, and spread upon the same a layer or stratum offinely-powdered metaline, or its equivalent. I then place upon thisagain another strip or sheet of the cloth or fabric, and then anotherlayer or stratum of the metaline, and so on, continuing the alternatelayers of metaline and of the fabric, until the desired are placed, ofcourse, with the edges n amount of thickness of the mass is ob ined.

, I then subject the entire mass to sever ressure by suitablyconstructed rollers or p sses, which pressure compresses and compa s themetaline into a solid form, and so incor rates it in and with the meshesand fiber f the fabric that it really forms one composi on or substance,the fabric serving to hold t1 metaline in shape and position, so that itay be readily handled and cut into strips, other desired forms, to beused in lining jj rnalboxes, or other surfaces designed to Q subjectedto friction, the metaline being a material which, in its action as suchsurfac s, obviates the necessity of the use of oil other extraneouslubricator. j

In applying itto use the strips of th ining of the alternate layers ofmetahne andi abric faced upon the journals orother beari With somefabrics and for some pu oses, it is desirable to saturate or coat, orboy fabric with a preparation of parafii 3 caoutchouc, or other suitablecoinpositi n, be-

fore spreading the metaline powder ov it.

In the drawing an enlarged or ma nified size of this lining is shown,'inorder t t the invention may be more readily and c; nveniently perceived.1 What I claim as a new manufacture j j The composition denominatedmetal corporated with any woven, knit, or fabric, of either vegetable oranimal fr the manner and for the purposes speci Witnesses:

A. Lrvnvesron MrLLs, A. S. FITCH.

